another four days. and here is a look at san francisco side of the bridge also void of traffic. that is scheduled to happen by 5:00 a.m. tuesday. let's begin our coverage with look at time lapse video you won't see much of a change this in this video. but we're now 22 hours into the project with up to four and a half days before the new bridge opens. we're live now with a late update from caltrans. >> the toll plaza approach here is basically an asphalt truck parking lot now for new paving here. this is not a part of the new bridge property. but won't it be nice to have a new approach to the land?

everything has been going swimmingly so far. work during the closure can be divided into three main projects. demolition, come police of the road and grinding, paving and striping. that is about it work is progressing well. we have not had hick yupz or hitch autos a westbound approach is on the way to being gone. trues are starting on the bridge and working back towards oakland. this section has to go to make room for connecting the new bike path running along the outer edge scheduled to open tuesday at noon. the new road surface sk prepared and lower deck more than half done. paving we'll complete tomorrow followed by wayne stripping. striping is a big part of what's happening over the closure, 1.2 million square

feet will be ground or torn up, and 14,000 tons asphalt brought in to pave. the trucks have special privilege autos during morning commute hours they're using 580. no other cuts are allowed on 580. >> there are 400 workers on the bridge that day. >> construction schedule has something called breathing room in it. there is a slim chance we're not going take tuesday morning openings. >> so the only back up this evening at the bay bridge is the as fault trucks lined up and ready to deliver they're coming to pleasanton. chp tells us a 25-30 minute commute.

and that black affect is two inches of new asphalt when everything opens. >> now the bridge closure made a mess of the commute. take a look at the commute above highway 101. you can see it's very heavy. it's been slow here all afternoon. >> good evening to you. taking a look outside i want to show thu picture it's looking packed out there under foggy, cloudy conditions you can see northbound direction taillights heading into the fog z over towards marin county. it's packed throughout the city, san francisco before getting to the bridge so let's go now to mill valley we've

got a beautiful shot of 101. you can see there is lots of traffic at a stand still. goitsing to take su one and a half hours to leave san francisco and have up to 580 if it's the richmond bridge you're going to be take together east bay. let's take a look at san mateo bridge. it's quite slow out there. into hayward, headlights into the westbound direction. let's go to our waze app right in our. we've got an accident as a matter of fact. one accident is walking a lane as you make that drive before you get to the san mateo bridge that you want to use our abc 7 exclusive waze app down load it free and join our group this, will help you.

>> thank you. >> we have our cell 7 camera on the freeway. dick that does appear to be the approach here, how sit looking? >> it is the approach to the san mateo bridge coming out of foster city. this remains the hot spot. i can tell you it took me and laila was right, 30 minutes to go from 101 over the bridge tolt toll plaza things haven't changed too much here as i came back to repeat the trip. still bumper to bumper coming out of foster city. good news is that traffic is thinning there moving maybe 25, 30, 35 miles per hour.

>> that is better than we've expected to it look. >> bart the most popular alternative this morning. as you can see it was packed. officials said there were 30,000 more riders this morning compared to the same time last year and yesterday bart's 10th busiest day ever. abc 7 news thisv1:& afternoon giving us a sense of how busy it's been today. >> it's been a busy day at bart on pace to carry 50,000 people. bart is operating 24 hours and they carry 6800 passengers. bart platforms and trains have been busy filled with regular

commuters and newcomers elected public transit. there has been a steady stream of passengers and it doesn't appear there will be a record setting day. bart carried 420,000 passengers. projected to handle 100,000 fewer riders today. that is a good indication some riders decided to work from home. some parking lots are half empty this, can handle 200 vehicles. it's unlikely people were taking long commutes long holiday weekends rather than do this commute. foot traffic in the financial district seem to be less than normal which@$m isn't good outside of the hyatt regency famous wayne has been here 30 years projecting that the bay bridge closure will hit him in the wallet. >> nid ni idea how much money you can lose if it's dead like

this for a few days? >> about a couple hundred. >> do you think the bay area is coping well? >> i think so. i think a load of people are taking advantage of this. and taking an extra day but a long weekend. >> we're on the ferry. but it's nice. parking lot fuller than usual, though. >> did you tell newcomers to the ferry? >> yes. they stood out. a different crowd. and they didn't know certain people sit in usual seat autos so regulars got aced out of their sneets. >> yes. yes. >> in fact, they think they're ben fistings a result of commuters staggered their commute hours staying in the city for dinner before jumping on to the ferry or bart. we're live, david louie abc 7 news. >> great idea thank you.

>> stay with abc 7 news for live coverage throughout the closure we'll be streaming the caltrans morning briefing. the afternoon briefing on abc 7 news at 4:00 p.m. every day will be live at 3:00 monday for chain cutting and our morning news begins half an hour early at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow as well as tuesday. >> abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom tweeted this photo a look at what's happening on the old section of the bridge. and is coming up later in this newscast. >> still head tonight here on abc 7 news live from the rim fire near yosemite. there is a new state of emergency tonight and high school sports now being cancelled. >> in sacramento, california gears up to enroll uninsured for health coverage under obama care. what $80 million will buy. >> i'm spencer christian. live doppler 7 shows sunny skies tonight and sunny skies tomorrow.

a warming trend i'll have a look at how high temperatures will be where you are in my after the accu-weather forecast. >> we'll continue our coverage for the bay bridge closure and what's happening to all of

welcome back, the time is now 6:12 this, is a pic4(5de of 101 in the southbound direction through san mateo. you make the approach to the bridge, it's jam packed it's going to take more than an

hour to leave san francisco to head to highway 92 and another half hour across the bridge so packed conditions now. and i've got your full commute for this afternoon coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. well werk have breaking news we're following in southern california now. take a look at this, a flash flooding in san bernardino county in riverside. riverside city college closed, there are reports of mudslides inland efrl yir area, they've had heavy rain there causing this unexpected flooding. >> high school football being canceled this weekend ask travelers opting out of weekend get away plans because of the rim fire burningtaz$ ner yosemite. last report it was 192,000 acres. 300 square miles, 30% contained with firefighters setting backfires inside yosemite national park south of the hetch hetchy reservoir.

tim? >> there is still smoke when you look south towards the fire from here. but rim fire hasn't moved any closer from, say, last night at this time. it would appear that crews now have the upper hand. containment on the rim fire sup to 30%. evacuation advisory for the community is now lifted. several miles from here we caught up with ground crews setting those backfires that have proven to be so productive. the weather is helping as well. it's cooler it's not windy at all. and it's clear, so helicopters are here. so if it seems strange to set fires well, trying to control a big fire, well, it's a valuable tool.

>> we eliminate extra fuel head of the fire keeping the fire from making big pushes and jumping over roads. it's better for us to put fire on the ground in a controlled manner than to let the fire overrun us. >> the rim fire is far from being fully contained but each bayday is better than the one before. this might be the first day in many days there hasn't been a constant presence of aircraft overhead. another sign this fire snot as threatening as it was. >> thank you most of the fire is you are burning and threatening homes in neighboring mariposa county.

both jerry brown and gavin newsom are out of state. >> yosemite conserveancey established a fund to help restore trails and habitats damaged by the rim fire. you can donate online or send a contribution to the yosemite restoration fund. we do have a link for you. >> spencer christian is here now. >> it's going to be warmer. and hot in places tomorrow, we've got a nice stretch of weather gb into labor day weekend. you can see some patches of low clouds and fog near the coastline spilling throughout the golden gate. stormy weather as you may have heard just storms rumbling through riverside.

a flash flood watch much of the area of the southern part of the state extending eastward over to arizona. storms beginning to wind down a bit. you can see a finger of fog locally over the bay. 67 in san francisco right now. 71 oakland. 84 in redwood city. 77 in san jose. another live view looking out over the bay towards the golden gate. santa rosa, 82. 79 in napa. 77 novato. 87 fairfield. and one more live view of the golden gate bridge what is left of it. what is visible of it. the fog continues to roll through the golden gate. we've got fog near the coast tonight and the bay. it looks to expand a little

bit. wampler in all areas tomorrow. and will be cooler in all areas for the holiday weekend. we have showers in pacific northwest and south with thunderstorms and flash flooding in southern california but sunny skies and pleasant here in the bay area. continues to be so into tomorrow following the time line here advancing maps we'll see fog skirting the coastline tonight pulling away tomorrow, giving us a warm, sunny condition from coast to inland continuing the forecast saturday and sunday, high clouds move nchlgt temperatures rising tomorrow morkder yaiting over the weekend. tonight mild again like last tomorrow highs into mid-80s to low 90s and we'll see mid-80s, 66 on the coast.

70 in half moon bay. 72 tomorrow, mid to upper 80s. east bay highs low to mid-80s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. so cooling down over the weekend. cooling pattern continues into monday, labor day. nice, pleasant and mainly sunny skies. will maintain a mild pattern then starts to heat up, again. >> just ahead a major development tonight for same-sex couple autos what it

>> ve tre surey department says irs will recognize all same-sex marriages now for of tax purposes. the supreme court struck down the defense of marriage act banning the federal government from granting any same-sex marriage benefits. the irs will now allow joint status to any legally married couple even if you've moved to a state where same-sex marriage is not recognized. saying quote, we must not rest until jus cities done for every american no matter who

wlom they love. >> a ned ral appeals court upheld a law banning gay young people from getting psycho therapy aimed at turning them straight saying the ban on conversion therapy does not violate the free speech rights of counselors or patients but save california.com issued this statement saying the law quote locks molested children into homosexuality and tramples god given rights of parents to act in the best interests of children. the law is the first of its kind in the u.s.. new jersey has now passed one as well. >> the federal government announced today it will not block laws in colorado and washington which have legalized marijuana. in a memo to prosecutors the department of justice outlined eight priority areas for"=ç enforcing marijuana laws including keeping pot out of hands of minors preventing profits from going to criminal operations and keeping marijuana out of states where it's currently illegal. the harborside health center is the lashlgest provider of

medical marijuana and has been targeted by the u.s. attorney. they drew hope from the directive saying quote, our joy is tempered in this new policy does not specifically apply to current actions. >> we do have more still to come tonight here on abc 7 news just ahead another look at what's happening on the bay area freeways. >> plus demolition work

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we'll begin this half hour with an update on construction on the bay bridge. cal n trance says serving going according to plan. the new road service being prepared by this morning upper deck was finished. followed by lane stripping. >> and a live look at construction activity happening now from our camera, caltrans says there is no

reason why they can't meet 5:00 a.m. tuesday deadline to reopen the bridge. it is a monument effort to make it happen 400 workers working 24 hours nonstop to get the bridge ready for trafrk. >> we're seeing impact of the bridge closure on freeways let's turn first to laila working double duty for us with an update. >> it's monument efforts to get home today. we've got a live picture over 101 through san mateo towards the bridge now your headlights now smrks people are making that skip down to dunbarton bridge. if you go to the dunbarton it's moving at top speeds.

and then, that is heavy traffic out there 30 minutes into an eastbound direction. taking a look now we're seeing improvement out here, this is a look towards 101. northbound direction will be your taillights. you can see that shaded area there because of the trees we're looking at traffic picking up about tam tam drive. to continue up to 580 going to be clearer however, heavy traffic out of the city and let's go to our waze app out there. they're saying it's al @ a complete stand still. so two miles per hour looking at heavy back ups coming away from vanness. lincoln looking well. so bumper to bumper traffic out there. you can track your traffic with abc 7 waze app.

join our group. >> and here is our cell 7 camera in the east bay now abc 7 engineer is behind the wheel making ate cross the bridge. you're on 880 north, dick, how was the drive? >> it was eastbound here this, is the second trip over. first was about an hour ago. it took me 30 minutes to the toll plaza now, i just connected with highway 880 northbound. 880 is backed up. i was here and it's moving better than it was back then. so the bad news is that it's still kind of a slow go over the bridge. good news is that it is improving. and... it's appearing to be

steadily improving as time goes on. >> thank you. that is a challenging assignment this evening. abc 7 news is live for us on the oakland side of the bridge to explain how they plan to take down that structure. >> there won't be any explosions caltrans telling us it will cost $239 million to take the bridge down one steel beam at a time. with the new bridge starting to happen first and smallest step is tearing down what many called an eye sore. >> sometimes just two plates creating an x and sometimes, there is a flat plate with an angle to keep it from

buckling. it's almost delicate. like my grandmother's old lace doyley. >> brian maroney in charge of taking it apart. >> this is a highly strained system. like a bow and arrow that is strong. you can't just snap the bow and carrow. >> it's rusted and brittle and different material. >> you cannot weld most of the steel you can put bolts in it caltrans found a way to demolish the old bridge. >> this is going to be one of the most fantastic moments of the 20 year program. >> if you took a movie and played knit reverse that is how caltrans plans to take the bridge apart starting from middle and out. >> we're going to dismantle the bridge.

>> in 19 30s, they began in the middle. they'll recycle some steel saving a few pieces but one thing sup in the air. >> what happens to the toll? the fate of the steel sculpture built by a worker but now, caltrans is promising one thing. >> this troll will find a new home on the new bridge. >> new details about a police officer arrested on felony child molestation charges last week. we can now identify him as 37-year-old richard hastings working for years out of the bay view station. after finding probable cause

hastings committed several offenses against a 15-year-old boy. i team confirmed sfpd launched an investigation against hastings shortly after his arrest. >> deliberations in the case of an exdanville police officer accused of setting up phony drunk driving stings came to an unexpected halt today. prosecutors accuse him of helping an investigator set up drunk driving busts in exchange for cocaine. deliberations stopped this morning when one juror who spoke english as a second language admitted he had trouble understanding the jury instructions. the juror was replaced with an alternate and deliberations started this afternoon. >> the state of california is now investing tens of millions of dollars for a campaign about an issue many have been trying to ignore. mandatory health insurance. >> nobody will be denied

because of the preexisting condition. >> new ads will be pushing state president dents to cover california web site they can buy low or no cost health insurance starting october 1. >> the $80 million effort aims to enroll as many californians as possible. it's all part of the federal affordable care act starting next year mandating everyone have insurance or pay a penalty. >> we're confident californians can be part of history. and saying health care is a right. >> it's important to enroll as many as possible because !>unding based on the number of people who sign up. >> that is money not claimed or coming into the health care system or economy. >> the question is how many people will the campaign reach, there are certain

demographics. it's a tough stole people in their 2020s, wondering why they have to pay for insurance. >> there has been concern about young people. the thing is that you need coverage not just when you're sick but healthy, otherwise you're one emergency away from financial ruin. >> covered california estimates it can get 70% of those who qualify to sign up learning how to respond to a school shooting. >> shockingly real training session

hundreds of south bay educators learned what to do if they ever encounter an intruder a gun. >> is a grim lesson but police departments joined together to train them in a new response program. abc 7 news vic lee has the story

you can do run, hide, fight. >> if to protect our children and educators and community. >> the man tra run, hide, fight or defend as police prefer to call last options. hundreds of educators and staff and libraries attended. those with facilities where children gather. >> they reached a -- watched a video simulating a shooting by an armed intruder. >> he looks into a building and came through an unlocked security gate. >> students run for their lives. >> good first one there.

you're might be the last one. >> this shooter training program was developed by police chiefs from santa clara county after the school tragedy and other masked shootings. >> it's very important. police briefed those here asking us for reasons not to disclose their strategy except to say main goals were to eliminate the threat. >> pawn shop mystery up next investigating who is responsible after a

>> check in with sky 7 live right now. you can see car headlights coming towards us.

it's been smooth sailing for drivers here on 101 but sit backed up and going to take you sometime to get home it is. >> this is a family heirloom missing tonight and a mother is desperate to get it back. >> this is a story in search of a happy ending. everyone feels terrible so priority now is to make things right. mother who passed away in 2006. eight years after she died the emotional attachment michelle has with her mom remains strong. it was out of desperation then,

michelle took her wedding ring with her mom's wedding set to this pawn shop. >> i feel really guilty. for taking it in. >> she received a loan for $40 barely enough to get her through the month. you can see the ring on her mother's finger in these photographs. this wasn't the first time she's pawned her wedding rings once paying off a loan, she can get the rings back but not this time. joseph blainey owns lincoln loan. >> i didn't vit. i went to writ should be. it wasn't there so she lost the receipt when dropping her wallet at this convenience store, someone picked it up and walked away witness. /e0je phoned lincoln loan to notify them not to let anyone else claim it. joe agreed. >> we didn't make that

notation for whatever reason. ing for getfulness. busy. he thinks whoever found michelle's receipt came to get the rings back. now mirkel doesn't care about her ring, she wants her mom's ring back. she made this drawing and remembers when her mom gave it to her. >> the night before she passed away. july 31, 2006. >> michelle could get compensated for the rings if not found. >> if your items are in their skpair they lost them they should give you a remind. >> -- refund. >> she has option of going small claims court. lincoln loan is offered to make her a dupely kit set. she's convinced the ring is in there somewhere. >> i just have this gut feeling that it's there.

>> believe me, if there was a way i can come up with it, boy do it. >> if you have the ring mail it to me here at the station no questions asked i'll get it back to michelle. we'll make sure there is a reward for you. please, just. >> it's sentimental value. >> more riblible. >> he's trying to dot i right thing as well. >> yes. thank you. >> another check on the forecast now. >> this is mainly sunny skies to the south. thunderstorms continue to rumble. these storms producing flash flood warnings and watch as cross a wide expanse of the desert areas. watch is now in effect until 10:00 tonight. this tomorrow, dry warm

conditions in the northern two thirds of the state. through some of the desert areas here in the bay area, sunny, warm, warm to hot as a matter of fact. and mid-90s inland. cooling saturday, further cooling sunday, as we get partly cloudy. monday we'll warm up late next week. >> thank you. >> larry beil is here with sports. how do a's end up losing today? >> i don't know. >> what happened is one out away from a sweep of detloit troit and brant

tigers that is when things went wrong. take a looking to lk first pitcher to reach a two-run

homer in the first. brandon moss on a tear, this is a 2-run in the fifth. six one athletics. bottom nine trying to close things out. tori hunter good night. game over. drive om safely. a three-run, walk off homer. balfour allows four runs in the inning with two outs. 7-6, final. a's now three games back of first place, texas rangers have the night off. biggest worry in nfl right now is concussion-related injuries the league reached agreement with 18,000 former players paying out $765 million for

concussion related brain injuries part of the deal nfl will admit no liability that football caused this began with former player talk about the big game being played at niners new stadium. it will be cal's year to host the game. after spending $300 million to memorial stadium, why would cal want to play any place else? they don't. conner saw the rep almost took him down.

and eight minutes left this is a weather delay because of lightning strikes in the area. south carolina is leading we'll kick off our season opening edition this saturday, recapping highlights from week one that is right after georgia clemson after the game. here on abc 7. on the 13th hole of the barclay's tournament tiger woods went down clutching his back, complaining of back stiffness because of a soft ma tress, he continued to play and nearly made it into the play jfz saying he's pain free and ready for the weekend's championship. because of the labor day weekend tournament ends on a monday meaning it starts tomorrow. that helped tiger.

>> nice to go out to feel comfortable to go and hit shots. felt g i continued to play today. >> join me tonight at cable channel 13 coming up big play paiout. why giants organization giving employees half a million dollars. >> then at 11:00 a bridge of what it like coming on to the funnel. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. thanks for joining us. >> from the entire abc 7 news team, thanks for joining us tonight. >> have a great evening. you can follow us on twitter for updates on bay bridge at abc 7 news bay area.11(ñ we'll see you later.

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